I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Happy New Year! Although not much has changed between December 31 and January 1, it always feels like a fresh start to me. I stopped making resolutions, because they feel so rigid to me. As soon as I’ve ‘messed up,’ it’s like I lose all momentum and can’t […]
A Very Novel Murder Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Opening a detective agency above her beloved bookstore seems like the perfect business plan—until Annie Murray’s first case involves a suspicious death […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “On the day his corpse nightmare began, Tom […]
The Ex Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A dark past. A fresh start. A new nightmare waiting to begin. Willow McAllister is desperate to start over. Quiet town. Blank slate. No […]
What Boys Learn Thank you to NetGalley and Recorded Books for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother’s worst nightmare—that her child is capable of terrible violence—when her teenage son becomes a […]
A Satchel of Richards Thank you to NetGalley and Periwink Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Novelist Bridget Stanton’s life needs a massive rewrite. Between the mortgage on her first home, a perfect if teensy beach cottage, and […]
City of Others Thank you to Orbit for sending me an ARC of this book (and audiobook) in exchange for an honest review. In the sunny city of Singapore, the government takes care of everything – even the weird stuff. Benjamin Toh is a middle manager in the […]
Wow, 2025 felt like it was the longest year ever, and I am not sad that it’s over. It was a year of big changes for me, and this year is going to include some more changes, hopefully one of those is going to be a huge one. […]
I finished November with 18 ARCs left to be read. Wow. 2025 was a year that was both difficult and wonderful for me and my family. Although my father passed away years ago, our family celebrations never feel quite complete without him and all of his endearing quirks. […]
Level: Apocalypse Thank you to Orbit for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. An epic fantasy isekai LitRPG perfect for fans of Accidental Champion and He Who Fights With Monsters—Conquer the artificial world. Level Up. Kill the God. Inside the mysterious Artifact […]
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